Regional Forum Poland-China was held from Apr. 21st to 22nd in Gdańsk, Poland. The forum was co-hosted by The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and Pomerania, West Pomerania and Warmian-Masurian Provinces of Poland with the theme of "Poland-China Regional Cooperation: Together for the harmonious development in the 21st century". Four workshops has been held during the forum: economy & energy, environment protection & culture, education and tourism. A series of supporting activities including Poland-China "Best Local Cooperation" Awarding Ceremony, "Oriental Charm" Concert, calligraphies and paintings exhibition, books presenting ceremony at "Shanghai Eye" community library, picture album presenting to the under-constructing Poland WWII Museum which is under construction, oil painting presenting to Bishop of Gdańsk Christian Church etc..
Both Chinese and Polish social circles have shown great concern about the forum and participated in it actively. The forum has attracted over 600 attendants with 130 from 22 provinces and cities of China, including about 100 government officials from Beijing, Shanghai, Yunnan, Guangdong, Liaoning, Sichuan, Jinan, Changsha, Shijiazhuang, Shangqiu etc., 29 business representatives, 7 artists (consisted of calligrapher, painter, singer, Erhu player); and 470 attendants from all 16 provinces and capital cities of each province of Poland.
On the opening ceremony, Mr. Li Jianping, Vice President of CPAFFC read the congratulatory letter on behalf of Madam WuYunQiMuGe, President of China-EU Association. Mr. Olgierd Dziekoński, representative of Polish President delivered a welcome speech on behalf of Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski. The welcome speech of President Komorowski was presented by vedio. The Chinese and Polish VIPs presented at the forum also included: Vice mayor of Beijing Madam Cheng Hong, Vice Governor of Yunnan Madam Li Jiang, Representative of Shanghai Mayor Mr. Ding Xuexiang, H.E. Ambassador of China to Poland Mr. Xu Jian, Marshal of the Pomorskie Province Mr. Mieczyslaw Struk, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland Mr. Jerzy Pomianowski, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Regional Development of Poland Mr. Marcin Kubiak, H.E. Ambassador of Poland to China Mr. Tadeusz Chomicki etc..
The arrangement of setting up four workshops fully introduced the practical and broad cooperation fields between China and Poland. Among the four, economy & energy and environment protection & culture workshops have attracted most interests and provided practical information for developing economic and trade cooperation between our two countries. Besides, the supporting activities have all been very successful and have brought great credit to the forum. The forum has gained great reputation from both attendants and media. Ambassadors Mr. Xu Jian and Mr. Tadeusz Chomicki both confirmed the success and practical significance of the forum, and expressed their wish to make this forum regularly held in turn by China and Poland, which has to be decided by relative organizations and ministries of the two countries.
